Range: Native resident from Mexico to Central America. In North America, there are established feral populations in several towns in Southern Texas and Florida. Escapees could occur elsewhere in North America.

Natural habitat is open forests, woodlands, wooded swamps, farmland, and scrubby areas with cliffs; man made structures or tree cavities for nesting. In North America, escapees and established feral populations could be found in a variety of urban or suburban areas with trees.